Classical Test

a slow, stately ballroom dance in triple time written in a meter of three

a religious service to honor someone who died; AKA Mass for the Dead

instrumental genre in which a soloist plays with an orchestra.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is also known as what?

What composer was kicked out of the Vienna Boy Choir when he was 16 because his voice changed?

Franz Schubert wrote many songs based on what?

Musical form and structure were of great importance in which period?

Solfeggietto in C Minor by C.P.E. Bach features a ____________.

a person highly skilled or with special knowledge of a particular artistic pursuit

Name this art song:

Who is best known for his Minuet from his String Quartet in E?

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 was unique because it included what?

instrumental genre in several movements for a soloist or small ensemble

Who are the "Big Three"?

Who was nicknamed “Father of the Piano”?

Which of the "Big Three" was one of the most prolific composers of the Classical period?

a large work for orchestra, generally in three or four movements

Haydn was employed by the __________ family.

Which two of the "Big Three" were influenced by C.P.E. Bach's music?

In Auf dem Wasser zu singen by Schubert, the piano accompaniment depicts what?

Name this symphony:

Beethoven wrote some of his most famous works while he was ________.

compositional procedure (form) in which a theme is stated and then altered in successive statements

a brilliant dramatic solo passage during a concerto in the Classical period

Which of the "Big Three" was a fan of Clementi's pianos?

a song written for one voice with piano accompaniment:

Who revolutionized opera, making the drama more real-to-life and ensuring that melody and words were equally important?

What instrument would be played in Clementi's Sonata in G minor No. 3?

compositions meant to be played by a small group of musicians, such as a string quartet

Haydn began almost all of his scores with a dedication to God, using the phrase “in nomine Domini", meaning what?

Who was nicknamed “Father of the Symphony”?

In the Classical era, who were now able to afford music lessons, instruments of their own, and concert tickets?

a young person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality

the structure and design in music, based on repetition, contrast, and variation. It is usually symbolized with letters:

Haydn wrote which symphony to appeal to his employers to allow him and other musicians return home?

Which of the "Big Three" was a child prodigy?

How many instruments play in a quintet?

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

Boccherini was a virtuoso _________.

Which of the "Big Three" eventually became completely deaf before his death?

What ensemble would play a symphony?

Schubert had a close relationship with ____________, and was actually a pallbearer at his funeral.

Mozart and his sister toured _________ performing for nobility.

Mozart composed Symphony No. 40 to "appeal to ___________."

Whose music bridged the gap between the Classical and Romantic periods?

Haydn had a great sense of __________.